Pharmaceuticals may turn to Chinese raw material as tensions with India soar
Pakistan has formulated a strategy to deal with any crisis arising out of an embargo on the import of raw material supplied...
Trump vows to reduce US drug prices to world’s lowest
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Friday said his administration is working on an executive order to reduce US drug prices to...
Pakistan’s biggest pharma deal in advanced talks: report
Businessman Munis Abdulla to purchase one of OBS Group's pharmaceutical operations for a reported sum of Rs11bn
Pakistan's OBS Group is in...
OBS Pakistan amalgamates AGP with AitkenStuart
It is pertinent to mention that rumours had been circulating that OBS Pakistan was going through major restructuring and this acquisition by Searle comes as a surprise for the market.
Medicinal imports rise 3.54pc to $929m
ISLAMABAD:Â Pakistan has imported medicinal products worth $929.355 million during the first ten months of the current fiscal year, showing a growth of...
Pharma industry decides to slash prices of 395 essential drugs
'Prices will not increase if rupee remains stabilised, utility prices are maintained and rate of inflation is controlled'Â
KARACHI:Â Pakistan Pharmaceutical Manufacturers' Association...
Pakistan’s medicinal imports rise by 9.74pc
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan imported medicinal product worth $656.092 million during the first seven months of current fiscal year, showing growth of 9.74 per...
Can Hamdard thrive in the era of the millennial consumer?
It is an ad that relies on contrasts: a product as traditionally Pakistani as Hamdard’s Rooh Afza being consumed by non-Pakistanis in...
Govt decision to increase medicine prices augurs well for domestic drugmakers: Fitch Solutions
Revenue generating opportunities for local pharmaceutical companies in Pakistan will improve following the decision by the government to increase the prices of medicines, said Fitch Solutions
IPO proceeds in 2018 plunged by 49% to Rs4.8 billion
AGP Pharmaceutical, one of the largest companies in the country’s pharmaceutical sector via its offer for sale (OFS) collected 65% of total raised capital during 2018
Sanofi-Aventis Pakistan’s sole shareholder to transfer its shareholding to subsidiary Zentiva NV
LAHORE: Sanofi-Aventis Pakistan (Ltd) on Friday announced that the sole shareholder of SECIPE, i.e. Sanofi S.A. has made a decision to disincorporate...
Oxfam’s damning report puts multinational pharma companies in the dock over tax evasion
Tax Dodgers: In seven developing countries, firms appeared to avoid an estimated $112m in taxes every year
ISLAMABAD: Oxfam International’s damning report confirmed...
Fate of Pfizer’s consumer business in spotlight after Merck sells its unit
NEW YORK: With the sale of Merck's consumer healthcare business to Procter & Gamble, the spotlight now shifts to the fate of Pfizer's consumer...
Do cures harm the drug business?
OTTAWA: "Is curing patients a sustainable business model?" That provocative question was posed on page 38 of a Goldman Sachs research report...
LCCI demands DRAP to form a liaison committee
LAHORE: The Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) has demanded from the Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (DRAP) to form a...